http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/world/americas/fidel-castro-breaks-silence-over-thaw-in-us-cuba-relations.html?ref=politics&_r=0 Here is the link to the article.
On Monday, after nearly six weeks, Fidel Castro ended his silence through a letter published in the Communist Party's official newspaper, Granma. He covered a variety of things in his letter, such as global economics, not just the relations between the United States and Cuba. Fidel Castro stated that he distrusted American politics, but he was not declining peaceful relations with the U.S. The State Department commented that his most recent letter was a good sign, and although they also felt distrust, they want to build a better relationship with Cuba. American officials are expecting Cuba to implement some of the "international norms" that were talked about in the letter soon. Mr. Castro handled power to Raul Castro officially in 2008, and some people are saying that this letter is more similar to what he would've wanted, and that they don't know for sure if Fidel Castro actually wrote this.
This article is all about our relations with Cuba, a country that has a very different political culture, which is something that we are learning about right now. In America one of the fundamental ideals of our political culture is liberty, but that is not very strong in Cuba. They do not have very much freedom, and it is hard for most people to even leave the country. Many journalists have been imprisoned and the reason the U.S. had an embargo against Cuba was because of their violation of human rights. I think that America and Cuba should work together to improve Cuba, and become friendly again. It would benefit both of us to be able to trade with each other and be on good terms. Even though we distrust each other it doesn't mean that we cant work towards trust. America and Cuba should try to improve their relations, and they should also improve human rights in Cuba.
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